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About Ken

Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as a civil engineer. He also wrote the NYT bestselling book "Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects for Dads and Kids to Share." Follow @fitzwillie on Twitter.

A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Apr. 18

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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Gigapan photo of Space Shuttle in extreme detail

Gigapan photo of Space Shuttle in extreme detail

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An Amazing Contraption: Lego Ball Maze

An Amazing Contraption: Lego Ball Maze

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2012 International RoboGames this weekend

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The Shuttle’s last flight

The Shuttle’s last flight

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Great Geek Debates: The Philadelphia Experiment vs. The Final Countdown

Back in the eighties, we loved sci-fi thrillers set in the “real” world with just one technological twist to build an exciting story around. High-schoolers building nuclear bombs, runaway killer robots, and recording full-sensory input were just a few of … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Apr. 17

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Apr. 16

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning … Continue reading

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Wil Wheaton Particle Emitter, an Augmented Reality

Wil Wheaton Particle Emitter, an Augmented Reality

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The GeekDads Episode #112: Eating Santa Claus’s Brain (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

Ken, Matt, and Jonathan catch up on the aftermath of PAX East and Gamestorm 14. Plus, Ken’s going to play with robots, and Matt’s seeing Avengers early! GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com, edited by Ken Denmead, Matt Blum, … Continue reading

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